Joshua 24:32 They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money. Bethel nevertheless remains a sacred place in the collective memory of both Jews and Christians. Josephus mistakenly places here the dream of Solomon (Ant., VIII, ii, 1) which occurred at Gibeon (1 Ki 3:4). Abraham came first to Shechem when he entered Canaan (Genesis 12:6), and God confirmed the promise to give the land to him. The threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite was the spot on which David reared an altar by Gad's direction from Jehovah. At about the center point of the land of Canaan was the place called Shechem. Laban caught up with Jacob in the hill country of Gilead. Joseph arrives in Shechem, a distance of about 50 miles from Hebron, but his brothers are nowhere to be found. And now all connection of the Israelites with Mesopotamia is at an endJacob in Hitchcock's Bible Names that supplantsJacob in Naves Topical Bible -Son of Isaac, and the twin brother of Esau Ge 25:24-26; Jos 24:4; 1Ch 1:34; Ac 7:8 -Ancestor of Jesus Mt 1:2 -Given in answer to prayer Ge 25:21 -Obtains Esau's birthright for just one bowl of stew Ge 25:29-34; Heb 12:16 -Fradulently obtains his father's blessing Ge 27:1-29; Heb 11:20 -Esau seeks to kill, escapes to Padan-aram Ge 27:41-46; 28:1-5; Ho 12:12 -His vision of the ladder Ge 28:10-22 -God confirms the covenant of Abraham to Ge 28:13-22; 35:9-15; 1Ch 16:13-18 -Sojourns in Haran with his uncle, Laban Ge 29:30; Ho 12:12 -Serves fourteen years for Leah and Rachel Ge 29:15-30; Ho 12:12 -Sharp practice of, with the flocks and herds of Laban Ge 30:32-43 -Dissatisfied with Laban's treatment and returns to the land of Canaan Ge 31 -Meets angels of God on the journey, and calls the place "Mahanaim," Ge 32:1,2 -Dreads to meet Esau; sends him presents; wrestles with an angel Ge 32Jacob in Smiths Bible Dictionary (supplanter), the second son of Isaac and Rebekah. Terah, at the age of 200, decides to move his entire family, which includes his grandson Lot, to Haran (Genesis 11:31). Near it was the oak or terebinth, a place of pagan worship. (3.) Smith, DB, under the word) would identify it with Sychar of John 4:5; but see SYCHAR. Shechem was the place where Joseph's remains were buried (Joshua 24:32). I. The ancient city may have lain somewhat farther East than the modern Nablus, in which the Roman name Neapolis survives. It still exists under the same name, and is one of the most ancient cities in the world. Genesis 35:4 They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. It also conveniently lay along a major road to Shechem. Joshua 21:21 They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs. 20:1; 1 Chr. This distance and driving directions will also be displayed on an interactive map labeled as Distance Map and Driving Directions Egypt. Judges 9:25 The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech. The tope was levelled by Solomon, and immense walls were built around it from the base to enlarge the level surface for the temple area. Besides the frequent mention of his name in conjunction with the names of the other two patriarchs, there are distinct references to the events in the life of Jacob in four books of the New Testament - Joh 1:51; 4:5,12; Ac 7:12,16; Ro 9:11-13; Heb 11:21; 12:16Jacob in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE I. Genesis 37:12 His brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. Bible Book: Genesis. We should not think that because Joshua speaks of idols, and because we do not have wooden statues in our culture, that this text does not apply. You can also find the flight distance or distance to fly from Shechem Israel to Dothan Israel. Times of Joshua and Judges: The spies visited Hebron and near there cut the cluster of grapes (Nu 13:22 f). The Ark of the Covenant was positioned in the valley between Mt Gerizim and Mt. Others would find it in a little village farther East with a fine spring, called BalaTa, a name which may be connected with balluT, "oak." Like some 50 other Hebrew names of this same form, it has no subject for the verb expressed. There are four springs which yield supplies of good water. Name. Near the city the Law was promulgated (Deuteronomy 27:11 Joshua 8:33). 381-385. Shechem first steps on the pages of Scripture as Abram enters the land of Canaan. How old was Abram when he traveled from Haran to Canaan? It was made a Levite city of refuge (Joshua 21:11-13). Jacob purchased a parcel of a field which contained the well that he had dug there. A town in the south of Judah (Josh. How far was Canaan from Ur? Through the storms of life, O God, you are with your people in the person of Jesus your Son. The miles based distance from Ur to Canaan is 3461.2 miles. A city of the tribe of Judah, south of Jerusalem When built Nu 13:22 Fortified 2Ch 11:10 Called KIRJATH-ARBA Ge 23:2 ARBA Ge 35:27; Jos 15:13 Abraham lived there and Sarah died at Ge 23:2 Hoham, king of, confederated with other kings of the Canaanites against Joshua Jos 10:3-39 Descendants of the Anakim live at Nu 13:22; Jos 11:21 Conquest of, by Caleb Jos 14:6-15; Jud 1:10,20 A city of refuge Jos 20:7; 21:11,13 David crowned king of Judah at 2Sa 2:1-11; 3 David crowned king of Israel at 2Sa 5:1-5 The burial place of Sarah Ge 23:2 The burial place of Abner 2Sa 3:32 The burial place of Ish-bosheth 2Sa 4:12 The conspirators against Ish-bosheth hanged at 2Sa 4:12 Absalom made king at 2Sa 15:9,10 Jews of the Babylonian captivity lived at Ne 11:25 Pool of 2Sa 4:12 -3. Now Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram and camped before the city. During the civil war with Benjamin the tribes took the ark thither to consult God (compare 1 Samuel 10:3). Samaria became significant in Shechems history because the people who later worshipped on Mount Gerizim came to be known as Samaritans (named after the capital Omri had chosen). Like his father, he was of a quiet and gentle disposition, and when he grew up followed the life of a shepherd, while his brother Esau became an enterprising hunter. Gods grace. The road was thus forced to pass through the city located in the valley between these two mountains. There are two accounts of the origin of the name. 1. After a reign of three years Abimelech was rejected by the people. Ge 28:11-19; 31:13 Jacob lived there. 24:2), became the usual way of designating the whole Promised Land, and passed into a proverb. When the innocent are victimized. 1 Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had sojourned, in the land of Canaan.. 2 These are the records of the generations of Jacob. (2) Joseph was buried at Shechem (Jos. Under Jehu, who restored the calf worship, and Jeroboam II his great grandson, Bethel comes again into prominence (2 Kings 10:29). Abram traveled from Ur to Haran with his father Terah and settled there (Genesis 11:31). Copy. Abram arrived in the land, heard from the Lord at Shechem and worshipped at Bethel (Genesis 12:6-8). After looking for them at Shechem, he found them a short distance north at Dothan. The first European who was permitted to enter this mosque was the Prince of Wales in 1862. There he met with Rachel (29). When the procession reached the border of Canaan, thirty-one kings turned out to pay . However, modern highways may cut the walking distance i. And there on Mount Ebal, Joshua built an altar to God, and on a pillar of stones he wrote a copy of the law (Josh. Jacob had other daughters, whose names are not mentioned. Hebron is one of the most ancient cities in the world still existing; and in this respect it is the rival of Damascus. Shechem is also where Abraham camped when first arriving in Canaan after God called him to enter the land of promise (Genesis 12:6). When All Seems Lost/Broken Relationships. [See MOUNT MORIAH] 2. (Enlarge) (PDF for Print) (Freely Distributed for Personal or Church use). Shechem. And I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you had not built, and you have lived in them; you are eating of vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant (vv. Jacob finally arrived in Haran at the home of his uncle Laban and dwelt there for 14 years. Jacob and his sons were offered a home in the land of Goshen (Gen. 46:1-5). Jos 15:13,14; 21:13 Sarah died at Hebron; and Abraham then bought from Ephron the Hittite the field and cave of Machpelah, to serve as a family tomb Ge 23:2-20 The cave is still there, and the massive walls of the Haram or mosque, within which it lies, form the most remarkable object in the whole city. A walk with God (literally, for about 100 miles) 25, 28). Egypt. --The elevation on which Solomon built the temple, where God appeared to David "in the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite." It is picturesquely situated in a narrow valley running from N. to S. (probably that of Eshcol, whence the spies got the great cluster of grapes, Numbers 13:23), surrounded by rocky hills, still famed for fine grapes. Later a troubling situation came about, the slaughter of the Shechemites by Jacob's sons, and this forced Jacob to move southward (Gen. 34:1-30) 9. Joshua says to serve the Lord in sincerity, not in hypocrisy. He bought a parcel of ground from Hamor, chief of Shechem, for a "hundred pieces of money." Almost every plaque I have seen which quotes this verse says: Choose for yourselves today whom you will serve but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. It always leaves off the part about: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. I think omitting the lines lessens the punch and the point of the statement. We've studied the first three verses of Genesis 12 (Read: Abraham - A Story of Relationship ). 8. a. The war of conquest being done, Joseph's bones were buried in the parcel of ground which Jacob had bought, and which fell to the lot of Joseph's descendants (24:33). Jacob served in Laban's house for 20 years before fleeing back to Canaan (Genesis 31:1-21). Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel and for their heads and their judges and their officers; and they presented themselves before God (Josh. Peniel. The New International Dictionary of the Bible. When the land of Canaan was conquered and divided among the Israelites, Shechem was allotted to Ephraim, and finally . she'-kem (shekhem, "shoulder"; Suchem, he Sikima, ta Sikima, etc. The town was situated in a narrow valley - the "Valley of the Eschol; " whose sides are clothed with vineyards, groves of olives, and other fruit trees. There, the brothers conspired to sell . . Josephs last memories of Israel, before his brothers sold him, was of Shechem and Dothan. Joshua called them together again to this historically significant site, because what he had to tell them preached louder in Shechem that it could anywhere else: And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, from ancient times your fathers lived beyond the River, namely, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods (v 2). 1 Kings 12:1 Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. However, the site thought to be the biblical Shechem, called Tel Balata by archaeologists, is near a well. Bethel. After settling in Hebron, Jacob's sons (minus Joseph) traveled north to herd their flocks in Shechem. Abraham planted here a" grove" ('eshel) (distinct from the idol grove, Asheerah, or Astarte Baal), or tree, the tamarisk, long living, of hard wood, with long, clustering, evergreenBeersheba in Hitchcock's Bible Names the well of an oath; the seventh wellBeersheba in Naves Topical Bible 1. Genesis 37:17. 1977. 1Sa 7:16 Here Jeroboab placed one of the two calves of gold. Judges 9:34 Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. Hebron. Location and Physical Features:There is no doubt as to the situation of ancient Shechem. Mutton was preferred to camel meat, which came second in popularity, costing US$2/kg. The capital of the Northern Kingdom was moved, however, first to Tirzah and then to Samaria, and Shechem declined in political importance. Jud 1:22,23 After the conquest Bethel is frequently heard of. It was built "seven years before Zoan in Egypt" (Gen. 13:18; Num. Camels are very strong and can carry up to 900 pounds for 30 miles a day. DeVries, LaMoine F. Cities of the Biblical World. But when they cried out to the LORD, He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them and covered them; and your own eyes saw what I did in Egypt. Filmed on location at the very place Jesus met with the Samaritan woman in Sychar (Shechem). It was taken by Joshua and given to Caleb (Josh. Hebron was called for a time also Mamre, from Abram's ally (Genesis 23:19; Genesis 35:27). 2. (c) In the Jewish tractate Pirqe Abhoth, iii.l, we read of a Jew named 'Aqabhyah, which is a name composed of the same verbal root as that in Jacob, together with the Divine name Yahu (i.e. E. of this mount stands the ruin Tel er Rijmah, "the mound of the heap," answering to Ai or Hai. Jacob's Burial. 5. The nation of Israel was divided at Shechem. Jacob revisited the place on his return from Paddan-aram; here Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried under "the oak" (Gen 35:6 f). Ephraim, Ebal and Gerizim, guarding it on the North and South respectively. In the troubled times when there was no king in Israel, it was to Bethel that the people went up in their distress to ask counsel of God. 2:42, 43. The Samaritans do not total more than 200. Weekly Theme. 18 And Jacob came safely 4 to the city of c Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city. This accounts for a school of prophets of Jehovah being there in Elijah's time (2 Kings 2:2-3). Genesis 37. Historical:This place is first mentioned in connection with Abraham's journey from Haran. Joshua does not just remind them of Israels history but also of Gods grace in Israels history. (2.) Some contend that Mount Gerizim is meant, but most probably we are to regard this as one of the hills of Jerusalem. Jehovah testified His acceptance of David's sacrifice there by sending down fire to consume it (Leviticus 9:24; 1 Kings 18:24; 1 Kings 18:38; 2 Chronicles 7:1). Also from Mahanaim Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to request peace from his brother Esau (Gen. 32:1-5). Mahanaim. At the oak of Moreh in the vicinity he reared his first altar to the Lord in Palestine (Genesis 12:6 f). It appears to have been captured by Joshua (8:7), and it was allotted to Benjamin (Josh 18:22). Come, and I will send you to them." An unnamed stranger directs Joseph to Dothan, about 15 . Bethel became the king's chapel" (sanctuary) "the king's court" ("house of the kingdom") (Amos 7:13; Amos 3:14-15). In the first great revolt 1 Chronicles 12:38 - All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel [were] of one heart to make David king.2 Samuel 4:8 - And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.2 Samuel 3:19 - And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.1 Chronicles 29:27 - And the time that he reigned over Israel [was] forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem.2 Samuel 5:5 - In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.1 Kings 2:11 - And the days that David reigned over Israel [were] forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.Joshua 10:39 - And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that [were] therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.2 Samuel 3:20 - So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. Jacob in Easton's Bible Dictionary one who follows on another's heels; supplanter, (Gen. 25:26; 27:36; Hos. Knowing that this was the land God had promised him, he built an altar. Bethel is the name given by anticipation to the place; appropriately so, as Abram virtually made it the "house of God." Jacob's children fulfilled their promise and carried the coffin all the way to Canaan. Shechem in Israel's History. At the close of the fourteen years of service, Jacob desired to return to his parents, but at the entreaty of Laban he tarried yet six years with him, tending his flocks (31:41). 1:26). 24:24, 25; 2 Chr. Laban was outraged and pursued them to Mizpah, the Lord intervened for Jacob and in Mizpah Laban made a treaty of peace with Jacob (Gen. 31:1-55). 2. It was here at hebron where Jacob met saw his father Isaac in his old age (Gen. 35:27) and he dwelt here in Hebron. 20:7; 21:21; 1 Chr. . Judges 9:1 Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying, Judges 9:2 "Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem,'Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?' With the disruption of the kingdom came Bethel's greatest Maps are essential for any serious Bible study. Notice all the capital Is the Lord mentions: Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac. When Jacob came hither on his way to Paddan-aram we are told that he lighted upon "the place" (Gen 28:11. Here also he raised an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel, "God, the God of Israel" (Genesis 33:20). Judges 21:19 They said, "Behold, there is a feast of Yahweh from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.". In old times the slopes of Ebal were covered with vineyards; but these formed a source of temptation to the "faithful." Shiloh was the religious and military capital of Israel during the times of the Judges, and the tabernacle resided here for 369 years. S hechem is the name of 2 biblical men and a city where important Biblical events took place.. People. Here Jacob (re-named Israel) built an altar and named it El-elohe-israel, meaning God, the God of Israel (Gen. 33:17-20). Find the travel options that best suit you. The miles based distance from Haran to Canaan is 7568.9 miles. Here Abram built an altar to the Lord, and here God confirmed His promise to give the land to Abram. 20:18, 31; 21:2). There are at present on the spot two principal wells and five smaller ones. Then comes the most famous verse in the whole book of Joshua: And if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD (24:15). Jacob actually purchased a some land at Shechem. Yahweh) in its common abbreviated form. A mountain 1Sa 13:2Bethel in Smiths Bible Dictionary (the house of God) well known city and holy place of central Israel, about 12 mlles north of Jerusalem. The valley runs from north to south; and the main quarter of the town, surmounted by the lofty walls of the venerable Haram, lies partly on the eastern slope. Other seven years of service had to be completed probably before he obtained the beloved Rachel. He found Canaan ites living there. Here in Succoth Jacob built a house for himself and booths for his cattle to rest from their long journey (Gen. 33:17). saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,Jeremiah 46:28 - Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I [am] with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.Ezekiel 20:5 - And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I [am] the LORD your God;Genesis 27:46 - And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these [which are] of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?Isaiah 60:16 - Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD [am] thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.Genesis 30:31 - And he said, What shall I give thee? Judges 9:7 When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, "Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you. A place in Central Israel, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. and they became the inheritance of Josephs sons (Josh. It was a well-known town when Abraham entered Canaan, 3800 years ago. Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him? Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho under the curse (1 Kings 16:34).Bethel in Hitchcock's Bible Names the house of GodBethel in Naves Topical Bible 1. It is supposed by some to be the tree under which Abraham pitched his tent, and is called "Abraham's oak." The maqom was doubtless that at which Abraham had sacrificed, East of the town. Abimelech, whose mother was a native of the city, persuaded the men of Shechem to make him king (Judges 9:1-6), evidently seeking a certain consecration from association with "the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem." Ur developed during the reign of the Sumerian kings (c.3000 - 2300BC) and had been a major city for hundreds of years when Abram was born. Joshua 20:7 They set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. To the East of the city Jacob pitched his tent in a "parcel of ground" which he had bought from Hamor, Shechem's father (Genesis 33:19). He was finally buried in Hebron at the family tomb, the Cave of Machpelah. Read the same article here on BiblicalStudies.org.. Shechem: Its Archaeological and Contextual Significance (Bible Archaeology) A nice discussion of the archaeology around Shechem, from . Judges 9:28 Gaal the son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Joseph was the father of Ephraim and Manasseh, and so Joshua buried the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up from Egypt, at Shechem, in the piece of ground which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor . 7. After various vicissitudes it fell into the Moslems' hands in A.D. 1187, and has continued so ever since. What Jehovah has made one see (this hophal mowreh occurs four times in the Pentateuch, nowhere in later books) "the vision of Jehovah". This rival center would enable the northern tribes to worship without crossing the border into Judah. The houses are stone, solidly built, flat-roofed, and have each one or two little cupolas, such as are seen in several parts of Israel. During the time of the judges, Abimelech, a son of Gideon, conspired with his maternal family to kill all other sons of Gideon and have himself proclaimed king of Shechem (Judges 9:6). Modern knowledge of Canaan's history and culture is derived from both archeological excavations and from literary sources. A city in Samaria ( Genesis 33:18), called also Sichem ( 12:6), Sychem ( Acts 7:16).It stood in the narrow sheltered valley between Ebal on the north and Gerizim on the south, these mountains at their base being only some 500 yards apart. And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau, and to Esau I gave Mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt. 11:30). 11. Esau came up from Seir and met Jacob in peace; Jacob then continued on as far as Shechem (Genesis 33). 13:2). Abrams grandson, Jacob, came to Shechem after he returned from Padan-Aram, undoubtedly tracing the traditional same steps of his grandfather. 16-18). For another Bible chapter related to Shechem, see Joshua 24.. Shechem.

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